christian grantham
Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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December 22, 2004

The Human Rights Campaign has issued their annual state legislative report (62 pages) on the challenges we faced across the country in 2004 (view the PDF).

According to the report's lead description, "state lawmakers across the country spent more time than ever before debating legislation affecting the lives of GLBT Americans," producing "nearly 300 GLBT-related bills introduced in state capitols."

HRC reports spending $1.6 million in 2004 directly on these local battles, or about five cents of every dollar given to HRC by donors. Where is 95% of contributions to HRC being spent if not on the front lines of the battle for civil rights?

TRANSLATION: The battle for equality is being proactively fought and won on the state level by opponents.

SOLUTION: In 2005, consider substantially shifting your contributions to state and local organizations with a plan to address state and local battles. Until the American electorate supports equal rights, PAC contributions on the federal level will increasingly serve no one but the personal interests of a few career lobbyists.